Life sciences: general issues
Results 441 - 460 of 2100
Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Bestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' (The Times), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening journey into the world of the brain Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782116615
- ISBN
- 9781782116615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.41
€ 12.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. This engaging book offers the general reader a succinct account of advances in genetics and genomics, showing their influence on our understanding of health and medicine, evolution, and biology, and how they push the boundaries of ethics and social values. Num Pages: 156 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2022
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387709154
- ISBN
- 9780387709154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.36
€ 33.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347791
- ISBN
- 9780393347791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.22
€ 18.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. This work is a broad history of the growing field of bioethics. Covering the period 1947-1987, it examines the origin and evolution of the debates over human experimentation, genetic engineering, organ transplantation, termination of life-sustaining treatment, and new reproductive technologies. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195171471
- ISBN
- 9780195171471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.36
€ 103.36
Paperback. * The most up to date text on plasmids. * An innovative teaching perspective makes for easy student understanding. * Contains crucial chapters on the importance of plasmids for clinical and biological research. . Num Pages: 176 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK; PSGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632034369
- ISBN
- 9780632034369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.79
€ 84.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; MMZR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925228779
- ISBN
- 9781925228779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. A revised and thoroughly updated edition of this concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology. Series: Biology of Habitats Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732761
- ISBN
- 9780198732761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.35
€ 101.35
Hardback. Translator(s): Brady, Lydia. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780801441189
- ISBN
- 9780801441189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Paperback. Using simple language, illustrations, humour and everyday examples, the author demonstrates how the science of epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter, and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781805473
- ISBN
- 9781781805473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.15
€ 20.99
€ 16.15
Hardback. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. This book provides a discussion of kelp species and forest ecology worldwide, with considerations of human uses and abuses, management and conservation, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, 95 b/w illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278868
- ISBN
- 9780520278868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.46€ 56.70
€ 74.46
€ 56.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195093933
- ISBN
- 9780195093933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.71
€ 136.71
Hardcover. This insightful book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Schiefenhovel, Wulf; Voland, Eckart. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 315 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642001277
- ISBN
- 9783642001277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.63€ 87.75
€ 88.63
€ 87.75
Paperback. Describes the evolution happening among the isolated bird populations of the Galapagos - the very finches observed by Darwin on his Beagle voyage. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PD; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468714
- ISBN
- 9780099468714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Hardback. Highlighting the fascinating twists and turns of evolution across more than 540 million years, paleobiologist Matthew Bonnan uses everyday objects to explain the emergence and adaptation of the vertebrate skeleton. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 b&w illus., 26 color illus. BIC Classification: MFC; MFG; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 262 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018328
- ISBN
- 9780253018328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.64
€ 86.64
Hardback. The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. This book demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138985
- ISBN
- 9780691138985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.95
€ 37.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Offers author's own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. This book highlights long-ignored sensory problems as well as the need to treat autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MJNA; PSAN; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846044496
- ISBN
- 9781846044496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being? How can an acorn transform itself into an oak tree? This work gives an account of these findings, and of their significance for how we view ourselves. Through a synthesis of science and art, it describes the revolution in our understanding of how plants and animals develop. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 halftones, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192862082
- ISBN
- 9780192862082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.63
€ 42.99
€ 42.63
Paperback. A timely and stimulating collection of essays about the impact of Darwin's ideas on visual culture Editor(s): Larson, Barbara; Brauer, Fae. Num Pages: 348 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611689778
- ISBN
- 9781611689778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 33.91
€ 39.00
€ 33.91
Hardback. This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments of architectural thought as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory. He later repositions this question from the perspective of contemporary neuroscience. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195850
- ISBN
- 9781405195850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.55
€ 135.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285643611
- ISBN
- 9780285643611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.49
€ 12.99
€ 11.49